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Each celebrity guest is given a book of life which contains all of the information discovered. Joining gates in this new season of finding your roots are a diverse group. Family roots of baptist evangelical christian megachurch founder, pastor rick warren, angela buchdahl, the first asianamerican rabbi, and american muslim scholar yasir qadhi unearth a story about the spiritual foundations of america. Pbs will bow the delayed third season of finding your roots on jan. Finding your roots finding your roots with henry louis. Angela bassett meets ancestors whose slave family tragedy is rivaled only by a triumphant emancipation story. This season viewers will discover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 fascinating guests, including carmelo anthony, ava duvernay, tea leoni, ana navarro, bernie sanders, questlove, and christopher walken. Pbs finding your roots season 5 episode 7 no laughing matter teaser by mark brewer. Two guests linked by one hilarious impersonation trace their roots from 1940s brooklyn back to jewish communities in europe. Professor gates and his seeming legions of researchers come up with incredible documents.
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